Meet the Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Team
Team Leader
![Amit K. Verma, MD, Director, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Program, Director, Hemato-Oncology, Associate Director, Translational Science, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Co-Director, Blood Cancer Institute, Hematology (Blood), Medical Oncology (Cancer), Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/9b33d450-d37d-11eb-9aaf-2d15ec0e1e68.jpg)
Amit K. Verma, MD
Hematology (Blood), Medical Oncology (Cancer), Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Title: Director, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Program, Director, Hemato-Oncology, Associate Director, Translational Science, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Co-Director, Blood Cancer Institute
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Physicians
![Ellen W. Friedman, MD, Hematology (Blood), Medical Oncology (Cancer)](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/5f748650-3937-11ed-a06a-83625b154202.jpg)
Ellen W. Friedman, MD
Hematology (Blood), Medical Oncology (Cancer)
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![Swati Goel, MD, Hematology (Blood), Medical Oncology (Cancer), Cancer - Hematologic (Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Myelofibrosis)](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/a087ea30-62e8-11ed-870b-2b0ad85cb4ee.jpg)
Swati Goel, MD
Hematology (Blood), Medical Oncology (Cancer), Cancer - Hematologic (Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Myelofibrosis)
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![Kira Gritsman, MD, PhD, Assistant Director of Correlative Clinical Research, Medical Oncology (Cancer), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), Leukemia](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Gritsman_Kira_MD_PhD_420x504.jpg)
Kira Gritsman, MD, PhD
Medical Oncology (Cancer), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), Leukemia
Title: Assistant Director of Correlative Clinical Research
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![Noah S. Kornblum, MD, Hematology (Blood), Medical Oncology (Cancer), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Multiple Myeloma](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/0b51dea0-3938-11ed-9b41-f32856b0701a.jpg)
Noah S. Kornblum, MD
Hematology (Blood), Medical Oncology (Cancer), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Multiple Myeloma
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![Ioannis Mantzaris, MD, Hematology (Blood), Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology (Cancer), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/b67e5d80-3938-11ed-a06a-83625b154202.jpg)
Ioannis Mantzaris, MD
Hematology (Blood), Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology (Cancer), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome
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![Aditi Shastri, MD, Assistant Director of Translational Research, Hematology (Blood), Medical Oncology (Cancer), Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/1bb36810-7261-11ed-9ca4-779a38c245f9.jpg)
Aditi Shastri, MD
Hematology (Blood), Medical Oncology (Cancer), Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Title: Assistant Director of Translational Research
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